The instant Fang Jiuyou locked onto Hu Yanqi, Ye Jingyu knew what he intended to do. Hu Yanqi had loosed three arrows, and at the most crucial moment, he had annihilated the most terrifying mechanical beast, effectively saving the group. Ye Jingyu would certainly not allow him to fall into danger...
He arrived before Hu Yanqi instantly, meeting the hurtling finger-force with a counter-strike of his own—a single finger pointed out, from which a golden radiance shot forth...
The Astonishing Finger...
"Rumble..." The two streams of finger-force collided in the night sky, erupting once more in blinding brilliance. Meanwhile, Huangfu Buyue’s silhouette cut across the air, delivering a Dragon Roar Fist directly at Fang Jiuyou...
A golden dragon apparition flickered into existence from the void, sweeping towards Fang Jiuyou with sounds of roaring thunder...
"Scram!" Fang Jiuyou roared, yet he merely swept a hand out. A colossal force materialized, smashing that dragon apparition into dust. Huangfu Buyue immediately coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood, but with a swift shift of his feet, he lunged to Fang Jiuyou’s left flank, grasping instantly and reaching directly for his throat...
"Seeking death..." Fang Jiuyou sneered. The Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand swished, a streak of blue light flashed, and it hacked towards Huangfu Buyue...
Huangfu Buyue showed no inclination to dodge. Instead, his body shifted, his claw becoming a fist, continuing its assault on Fang Jiuyou. Just as the blue light was about to cleave Huangfu Buyue, a pitch-black talon materialized from the void, unexpectedly snatching the blue light out of the air and shattering it. The talon then clamped down on Fang Jiuyou’s descending Fang Tian Hua Ji...
With a "Screech...", the seemingly solid scales were nevertheless raked by the Fang Tian Hua Ji, leaving a long, bloody furrow. And Liang Xiaoke, having already shifted his form, revealed himself from the void...
Despite the sharp pain transmitted through his hand gripping the weapon, he held the Fang Tian Hua Ji tightly, preventing Fang Jiuyou from swinging the halberd again. At that moment, Huangfu Buyue’s punch landed without mercy upon Fang Jiuyou’s shoulder bone...
The True Essence Power within him surged to maximum velocity and flooded towards Fang Jiuyou. Fang Jiuyou snorted coldly; the profound energy within his body immediately rushed out, repelling the True Essence Power. However, the immense force from Huangfu Buyue’s strike still jarred his shoulder socket, making it impossible for him to maintain his grip on the Fang Tian Hua Ji any longer...
Just then, a graceful shadow appeared against Fang Jiuyou’s back. A small, slender, pale hand reached out softly, aiming directly for his heart...
"Rise..." Fang Jiuyou snarled. Suddenly, a water-blue suit of armor manifested around him, shielding his entire body. That palm strike landed precisely upon the armor behind him. Ripples of cyan lightning flashed, blasting entirely onto his armor. This armor, which was at least of Earth-rank or higher, immediately showed distinct cracks forming across it...
Seizing this opportunity, Fang Jiuyou’s figure shot backward in a rapid succession of moves: a palm strike against Huangfu Buyue, a punch to Liang Xiaoke’s chest, and a kick sweeping toward Gongsun Lu’s lower abdomen, sending all three flying back instantly...
Huangfu Buyue fared the worst. His cultivation was inferior to Liang Xiaoke's, and even though the True Essence Power in his body had neutralized some of the force instantly, his entire shoulder bone had been pulverized. Blood sprayed outwards continuously as his body rocketed backward...
As for Liang Xiaoke, only the scales over his chest were completely shattered, and his body also flew backward. Gongsun Lu’s abdomen was instantly fractured by the kick, but as cyan light immediately began to emanate, the injuries on her stomach were visibly healing at an astonishing rate...
Seeing Fang Jiuyou repel the three with a single burst of power, Ye Jingyu knew he had merged with a portion of the mechanical beast's strength, his power greatly enhanced—he had reached the realm of a Second Heaven Martial God, at the very least...
"Bing Ming, take Hu Yanqi and retreat quickly..." Ye Jingyu gave a cold snort, his body once again soaring upward as he charged toward Fang Jiuyou...
A black shadow flickered through the void—it was Bing Ming, who had been waiting for his moment. He swiftly lifted Hu Yanqi and darted toward the direction of Miao City...
Seeing Ye Jingyu bearing down on him, Fang Jiuyou, who had finally managed to steady himself, let out a cold laugh. With one hand raised, a seven-story pagoda, entirely golden in color, materialized in his grasp...
"Haste..." Fang Jiuyou murmured lightly, and the pagoda shot toward Ye Jingyu, instantly expanding to the size of a true tower. Ye Jingyu, currently ascending high above, was caught off guard and enveloped within the structure...
"Trapped by my Seven Fiends Divine Pagoda, even if you are a Martial God, you will be reduced to ash," Fang Jiuyou sneered...
"..." Seeing Fang Jiuyou employ such a potent artifact, Liang Xiaoke cursed loudly. He could clearly sense the power of that golden pagoda; it was at least a Spirit Artifact—a treasure his own master never possessed in the past...
According to the world's established hierarchy, this was at least a Soul Artifact of Earth-rank or higher, though the destructive might of a true Dharma Treasure far surpassed that of a Soul Artifact...
Deeply aware of the terror these Dharma Treasures invoked, Liang Xiaoke frantically channeled the Nine Nether Qi within him, transforming his body into a streak of light and launching a full-powered punch at Fang Jiuyou...
In an instant, the illusion of thousands of demons appeared in the void, each opening a gaping maw and lunging toward Fang Jiuyou...
Facing such a formidable punch, a cold sneer touched the corner of Fang Jiuyou’s mouth. He merely waved a hand, and a blue iron chain sprang forth from his sleeve. Liang Xiaoke, who had just reached him, was instantly bound by the chain, and his body was dragged violently downward, causing his ferocious punch to vanish without a trace...
"This is the Heavenly Water Divine Chain, forged from millennia-old Miao Xuan Iron. Even if you are a Martial God, you will never break free," Fang Jiuyou bellowed with laughter...
As his words faded, the chain began to tighten relentlessly. Liang Xiaoke’s tough hide was being scored with deep lacerations by the iron links, which were already biting into his flesh...
A massive shriek tore from Liang Xiaoke’s throat. As if sensing her master’s agony, cyan light began to surge across Gongsun Lu’s body. Azure markings flashed across her forehead, lending her once relatively beautiful face a strange, demonic quality...
Streams of cyan lightning formed between her palms. With a "Whoosh...", Gongsun Lu instantly appeared before Fang Jiuyou, pressing her palm directly against his chest...
"A mere insignificant Blood Corpse dares to bother me? Today, I will utterly destroy you," Fang Jiuyou stated, having immediately recognized Gongsun Lu’s form. He raised his hand equally and smashed his fist against her incoming palm strike...
(The weather is oppressively hot; everyone please take care. I’ve nearly fainted several times these last few days! Alas, it wasn't from being hit by a gold brick—it was the brick-smashing, the brick-smashing!)